Comments on: The melting of the Arctic ice cap is a complex process https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/11/10/why-does-the-arctic-ice-cap-me/ Thu, 20 Jan 2011 04:20:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: Scott https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/11/10/why-does-the-arctic-ice-cap-me/#comment-526096 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 04:20:41 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/11/10/why-does-the-arctic-ice-cap-me/#comment-526096 The ice caps melting has catastrophic effects on the the rest of the world. Not only could the currents that churn the oceans stop churning, (meaning, no oxygen rich water would reach the lower potion of the ocean, killing many organisms we not even know exist). The melting could change hatch time/mating time for certain fish/insects/mammals. These hatch times may be linked to times where migratory species like birds depend on those insect hatches to feed them at a specific time in order to make the journey of the migration. If the hatching happens too early, the insects will have grown and left. If the hatching happens to late, the birds have nothing to eat. Giving one example how melting of the ice caps can and will affect the globe.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/11/10/why-does-the-arctic-ice-cap-me/#comment-526095 Sat, 20 Nov 2010 15:55:46 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/11/10/why-does-the-arctic-ice-cap-me/#comment-526095 Yeah, the top of the Grand Canyon rocks are Early Permian, and of course, the canyon itself was formed by the Noachian Flood, so that must have bee the Middle Permian.

]]> By: Aldis Walt https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/11/10/why-does-the-arctic-ice-cap-me/#comment-526094 Sat, 20 Nov 2010 07:04:37 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/11/10/why-does-the-arctic-ice-cap-me/#comment-526094 The melting arctic ice is really a big threat to the life on Earth. All the low lying areas may get submerged in sea water. We need to take concrete steps to check it before it is too late.
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]]> By: Timberwoof https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/11/10/why-does-the-arctic-ice-cap-me/#comment-526093 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:33:40 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/11/10/why-does-the-arctic-ice-cap-me/#comment-526093 My roommate tells me that he used to go skydiving at the North Pole, but nobody does this any more because the ice cap is not dense enoughâ??it does not provide a large enough, flat enough, safe enough area for parachutists to land on â?¦ any more. It’s way beyond clear that something is happening.

]]> By: MacTurk https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/11/10/why-does-the-arctic-ice-cap-me/#comment-526092 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:40:21 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/11/10/why-does-the-arctic-ice-cap-me/#comment-526092 “Extensive Beach Front Property” for SALE. “Baffin Bay the New Mediterranean”. “Scenic Views of the Arctic Ocean”. “Santa Claus lives Nearby”(one for the kids, no?)

I can see the real estate agents drooling already.

]]> By: IanW https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/11/10/why-does-the-arctic-ice-cap-me/#comment-526091 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:12:03 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/11/10/why-does-the-arctic-ice-cap-me/#comment-526091 Nice. Please let’s see more of this kind of post. This is “Science Blogs” after all!

]]> By: baby rocking horse https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/11/10/why-does-the-arctic-ice-cap-me/#comment-526090 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:20:42 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/11/10/why-does-the-arctic-ice-cap-me/#comment-526090 The reasons for these is primarily global warming. We need to know the truth because this will have a huge impact in our lives. Although the melting of ice caps are taking a complex process, we really need to be alarmed. Many things can happen like rising of the sea levels and the changes in the salinity of water. Well, there is still a bright future for all of us.

]]> By: MadScientist https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/11/10/why-does-the-arctic-ice-cap-me/#comment-526089 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:00:14 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/11/10/why-does-the-arctic-ice-cap-me/#comment-526089 It is very complex indeed. Over a century ago the Northwest Passage was open – for some months, in some years. It was never reliably open though, so if that particular region were to behave as it did a little over 100 years ago then I would bet it still wouldn’t be used as a commercial shipping route (not even with those huge Russian icebreakers).

]]> By: Jared https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/11/10/why-does-the-arctic-ice-cap-me/#comment-526088 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:23:02 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/11/10/why-does-the-arctic-ice-cap-me/#comment-526088 God wants us to have more beachfront property…or it could be that, just maybe, anthropogenic climate change is real. Nah, must be gawd.

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